A crash involving a radio personality and alcohol left five people injured Sunday night in Harford County.

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State troopers were called shortly after 9 p.m. to northbound Maryland Route 24 at Interstate 95 in Abingdon, where three cars collided, according to Maryland State Police.

Investigators said Stephen G. Smith, 48, of Bel Air, was driving northbound on Route 24 at an apparent high rate of speed when he rear-ended a car stopped at a red traffic signal. The car then rear-ended a sport utility vehicle.

Smith's car continued on for some 300 feet before stopping, troopers said.

Troopers charged Smith with driving under the influence of alcohol, negligent driving and other traffic offenses.

All five occupants inside the first car struck were taken to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, where they were treated and released. Two people in the SUV were not injured, state police said.